Drinking-fountain.



J. B. HOWELL.

DRINKING FOUNTAIN. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12. 1911.

Patentea'nec. 12, 1911.

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JOSEPH B. HOWELL, OF -EAST WALPOLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

DRINKING-FOUNTAIN.

1,011,797. Specieation of Letters Patent. Patented DBC. 12, 1911.

Application led January 12, 1911. Serial No. 602,307.

nozzle 13 having a tapered upper portion 14 is threaded upon the outer end of the nipple and rests upon the washer 12 so' a tight joint is formed and there lis no dangerbf leakage. A filtering screen 15 is placed within the nozzle and rests at the bottom of the larger portion 13 and is held in place by a nut lock 16. A washer 17, which is'preferably formedof leather, is placed upon the nut 16 so thatwhen the nozzle is threaded into place a tight joint will be formed, and there will be no danger of leakage.

,n the operation of the device, the faucet 2 is turned on and the waterenters the chamber 3 at the lower end. -As the force of water increases the ball valve is raised and peru its the water' to pass around it and out through the nipple and through the screen and nozzle. lf the water force is increased, the ball valve is raisedhigher until it finally comes in contact with the end of the nipple. The passage way will thus' be entirely closed with the exception of the notches -10. It will benoted, however, that. 4as a strong force of water is necessary t'o raise the valve this high that there will be sufficient water passing through the notches to permit a sufficient amount to pass out through the nozzle." If the force of the water becomes weaker, the ball valve drops and pera its more water to pass out through the fountain. It will thus be seen that if To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH B. HOWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at East lValpole, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drinkingdountains, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention lrelates to drinking fountains, and the principal object of the same is t construct a fountain that the amount of water coming out will be automatically controlled and the iow, thereby remain uniform. This is accomplished by having a valve so constructed that as the force of water increases the valve will close and, thus, prevent the water fromy coming out of the fountain any faster than desired.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is. a view of the improved fountain, a portion of the same being shown in section. Fig. 2 is an elevational view of, the fountain. Fig. 3 is an end view of a nipple used inconnection with the fountain. .Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals it will be seen that the improved fountain resembles a water faucet.' 1 of the faucet 2 has its end curved' upwardly and enlarged to form a chamber 3, the lower portion of which forms a rest 4 for the' ball valve 5.

A cylindrical nipple 6 is provided upon its outer surface with oppositely disposed threaded portions 7 andS, the-threaded portion 8 being threaded into the end of the chamber 3. The inner end'of the nipple is inwardly beveled as shown by the numeral 9, and is provided with a number of notches 10. The ball valve 5 is of such a size that it will be seated upon the beveled portion 9, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1, but cannot pass into the nipple. It will be also noted that when the ball valve is seated upon the beveled portion liquid can pass through the notches. The outer end of the lnipple is provided with a pair of inwardly extending lugs 11 which afford a convenient means for threading the nipple in place, and for removing the same. s

A washer 12 is placed upon the end of the chamber 3, and surrounds the nipple.

normal amount, excessive flow of water will be automatically prevented.

' lVhat I claim isz-- A valve housing, a valve in said housing, a nipple threaded in said housing and having its inner end beveled and provided with notches, a nozzle threaded upon the outer portion of said nipple and tapered for a portion of its` length, to form an internal seat, a netting resting upon said seat, and al gasket between said netting and nipple, said nipple clamping said netting and gasket in place.

In testimony whereof Ihereunto aiiix my signature .in presence of two witnesses.

. JOSEPH B. HOWELL..Y

W'itnesses: .f ANNE M. CUMINGS, RALPH B. Farr..

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